The top college pitchers look good, but there's no Strasberg there, and you never know how they'll turn out. A toolsy outfielder would be a better pick, especially with the bigger focus on offense in the AL.

Besides, they have some nice pitching prospects already, and look to add more in the midseason deals of Myers, Wandy Rodriguez and Carlos Lee.

I hope they take Buxton too, but it sounds like the owner wants a safer, quick to the majors pitcher. It really sounds like they will be taking Appel, who has great stuff but is very inconsistent and doesn't get the results that he should. Twins would love for Buxton to fall to them.

Jim Callis ‏@jimcallisBA
Could still go either way. Hearing both. @professorfog: #WhiteSox moved on to college pitching vs the prep players at this point? #mlbdraft
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College pitching? Shocker.

Chris Sale magically fell to us. But after all, since Matt Ginter, Kris Honel, Royce Ring, Lance Broadway, Kyle McCulloch and Aaron Poreda were all such RESOUNDING Major League successes, why wouldn't they keep going with that strategy?

Chris Sale magically fell to us. But after all, since Matt Ginter, Kris Honel, Royce Ring, Lance Broadway, Kyle McCulloch and Aaron Poreda were all such RESOUNDING Major League successes, why wouldn't they keep going with that strategy?

Kris Honel was a HS pitcher...

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When you look at draft history, the bust factor for high players is greater than college players. Drafting college pitchers is not a bad philosophy, but of course you have to draft the right ones. I would prefer we just take the best player available in the first round, position/age be damned.